England 15-24 Ireland
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Attendance: 82,062
England v Ireland Match Reports
Ireland won their third-ever Grand Slam, completing a Six Nations clean-sweep with a 24-15 victory over England at Twickenham. Ireland scored three first-half tries and never really looked troubled in a match that cemented their status as one of the greatest Irish teams. England did rally in the second half, but could not do enough to prevent the Irish celebrations. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Ireland celebrate Grand Slam victory over England at Twickenham
- BBC: Ireland beat England to win Grand Slam
- Guardian: Ireland seal grand slam with storming win over England in Six Nations finale
- Telegraph: Visitors outclass struggling hosts on St Patrick's Day to clinch third Grand Slam title
- Sky Sports: Visitors claim Six Nations Grand Slam
- ESPN: Ireland complete Grand Slam with assured victory over England
- RTE: Grand Slam glory as Ireland dominate England in Twickenham
- Irish Times: Ireland’s Grand ambition realised against England
- NatWest 6 Nations: Ireland clinch Grand Slam in style at Twickenham
- England Rugby: England defeated by Ireland in Six Nations finale
England v Ireland - Match Highlights
England v Ireland - Match Stats
England (5) 15
Try: Daly (32', 65'), May (81'+1)
Ireland (21) 24
Try: Ringrose (6'), Stander (24'), Stockdale (41'+1)
Conversion: Sexton (7', 24'), Carbery (41'+4)
Penalty: Murray (60')
Man of The Match: Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
England v Ireland - Team Line-ups
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Mako Vunipola
- 2 Dylan Hartley (CAPTAIN)
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 Chris Robshaw
- 7 James Haskell
- 8 Sam Simmonds
Backs
- 9 Richard Wigglesworth
- 10 Owen Farrell
- 11 Elliot Daly
- 12 Ben Te'o
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Jonny May
- 15 Anthony Watson
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Joe Marler
- 18 Dan Cole
- 19 Joe Launchbury
- 20 Don Armand
- 21 Danny Care
- 22 George Ford
- 23 Mike Brown
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rory Best (CAPTAIN)
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 James Ryan
- 5 Iain Henderson
- 6 Peter O'Mahony
- 7 Dan Leavy
- 8 CJ Stander
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Johnny Sexton
- 11 Jacob Stockdale
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Keith Earls
- 15 Rob Kearney
Replacements
- 16 Sean Cronin
- 17 Jack McGrath
- 18 Andrew Porter
- 19 Devin Toner
- 20 Jordi Murphy
- 21 Kieran Marmion
- 22 Joey Carbery
- 23 Jordan Larmour